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Why Chile Removed Judge Daniel Urrutia

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Daniel Urrutia was a Santiago criminal-court judge with a record of clashes. Why Chile's Supreme Court removed him over sick-leave trips abroad.

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Judge Daniel Urrutia seeks to stop his eventual departure from the judiciary and asked the plenary of the Supreme Court to annul the vote held on October 19 in the framework of the removal notebook against him. His defense accuses irregularities that would have violated the due process, among them the absence of a ... Continue reading "Juez Urrutia counterattacks to prevent his departure from the judiciary: asks to annul the Supreme vote"

·Concepción, Chile
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The judge filed a brief alleging an error in the order of voting for his dismissal, which would be a ground for nullity, in the light of the Organic Code of Courts which obliges him to vote in order of seniority.

·Las Condes, Chile
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The plenum of the highest court applied article 80 of the Basic Charter after determining faults for travel abroad during periods of rest of health, ruling the expulsion of three members of the judiciary. On a decisive day for the Chilean judicial system, the plenary of the Supreme Court decided [...] The entry The Supreme Court removes Judge Daniel Urrutia and two other judges for the misuse of medical licences was first published in Desenfoque…

The Supreme Court decided to remove Judge Daniel Urrutia, of the Seventh Guarantee Court of Santiago, after concluding the procedure that examined his stay in the Judiciary for travel outside Chile while making use of medical licenses. The decision was made after the pending vote in the plenary of the maximum [...] The post Supreme Court removes Judge Daniel Urrutia for travel during medical licenses appeared first on La Nación.

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La Tercera broke the news in Las Condes, Chile on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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